See If You Can See Something Familiar

[sparkystav]

Link here!

Watch the advert and just after the car has been tipped sideways see if you notice something familar to the IS!

Another German make stealing ideas after Merc stole the shape. ;)

Stav

[Noel]

ok i give up??? too much wine drank to see properly :P

[sparkystav]

Its only something silly but when they show the inside you see the nicely placed pop up sat nav screen comin up from the centre of the dash.

Something i've not seen in a BMW before but i'm sure was in a Lexus 9 years ago?

Stav

[Scorps01]

pop up sat nav screen comin up from the centre of the dash.

Something i've not seen in a BMW before but i'm sure was in a Lexus 9 years ago?

Stav

Which Lexus?....i always thought the Volvo was the first to do this.

[aztecbandit1]

it looks like the same sat nav set up as in my is200 there are a few other bits that look familier on it as well?..

[Noel]

ahh... see it now ;)

and what have Lexus done recently but gone with the static integrated screen like the europeans...

[Vyker]

i thought the Volvo ones rise up from the dash, not flip up?

and yes, Lexus did use it some 9yrs ago!

nice ad though, shame about the car!

[Rsarin]

youre all wrong,bmw did this in their Z3's since 1999 also and Z4s.

[Scorps01]

youre all wrong,bmw did this in their Z3's since 1999 also and Z4s.

Thats 8 yrs ago....so which Lex was it in then?

[Noel]

youre all wrong,bmw did this in their Z3's since 1999 also and Z4s.

Thats 8 yrs ago....so which Lex was it in then?

Altezza 1998

[Scarlet Pimpernell]

Someone had to do it sooner or later - having driven Beemers with Headsup display, that is way to go!! It is awesome!

[Parthiban]

youre all wrong,bmw did this in their Z3's since 1999 also and Z4s.

Are you sure, I've never seen a Z3 with satnav let alone with a screen that folded out of the dash............?

Right about the Z4 though :)

[corsavandal]

makes you want to drive.......... your lexus.

[DJ Wozza]

I didn't see a Scooby spoiler in the BMW add ?

[corsavandal]

its because they dont come as standard.

[DJ Wozza]

No wonder BMW sells a lot of cars :winky:

[Rsarin]

Yeah Parthiban im sure about the Z3,my aunt had one with sat/nav,although it was broken it was still there.Reason you may not have seen any or many Z3's with sat nav pop up screens because in 2000 they were charging £4200 for the luxury of that option.Infact it was the most expensive option available and was discontinued in 2002 when the car was eventually phased out,and just to make sure i didnt make it up i just asked an electronics wizard on bm3w and he has confirmed that it was phased out in 2002 and wasnt very popular with customers.